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question.
Divine beings arenât necessarily omniscient, so you might receive âunclearâ as an answer if a question pertains to information that lies beyond the deityâs knowledge. In
You contact a deity or a divine proxy and ask up to three questions that can be answered with yes or no. You must ask your questions before the spell ends. You receive a correct answer for each
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
with advantage.Sometimes deeply devout people, usually either Humanoids or medusas, dedicate themselves to a cause and are transformed by a deity or magic into hierophant medusasâbeings with
Euryaleâs story and unwavering conviction.
These medusas are divinely empowered champions, drawing their power from a cosmic truth, the will of a deity, or the primal forces of nature. They
Magic Items
Baldurâs Gate: Descent into Avernus
following tables. These traits override any conflicting personality trait, ideal, bond, or flaw.
Personality Traits
D8
PERSONALITY TRAIT
1
I treat all beings, even enemies, with respect
.
Ideals
D6
IDEAL
1
Charity. I always help those in need. (Good)
2
Faith. I choose to follow the tenets of a particular lawful good deity to the letter. (Lawful
Commune
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
You contact your deity or a divine proxy and ask up to three questions that can be answered with a yes or no. You must ask your questions before the spell ends. You receive a correct answer for each
question.
Divine beings aren't necessarily omniscient, so you might receive "unclear" as an answer if a question pertains to information that lies beyond the deity's knowledge. In a case where a one
Backgrounds
Baldurâs Gate: Descent into Avernus
a collection of religious texts stuffed into an attic and forgotten when a believerâs patron deity died. In this solitary work, youâve learned secrets no one else knows.
5
You killed
powerful beings of the outer planes, or the forces of nature. It could be a site that no one else has ever seen. You might have uncovered a fact that has long been forgotten, or unearthed some relic of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Sworn and Beholden A warlock is defined by a pact with an otherworldly being. Sometimes the relationship between warlock and patron is like that of a cleric and a deity, though the beings that serve
as patrons for warlocks are not gods. A warlock might lead a cult dedicated to a demon prince, an archdevil, or an utterly alien entity â beings not typically served by clerics. More often, though
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Sworn and Beholden A warlock is defined by a pact with an otherworldly being. Sometimes the relationship between warlock and patron is like that of a cleric and a deity, though the beings that serve
as patrons for warlocks are not gods. A warlock might lead a cult dedicated to a demon prince, an archdevil, or an utterly alien entity â beings not typically served by clerics. More often, though
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Commune Level 5 Divination (Cleric) Casting Time: 1 minute or Ritual
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (incense)
Duration: 1 minute
You contact a deity or a divine proxy and ask up to three
questions that can be answered with yes or no. You must ask your questions before the spell ends. You receive a correct answer for each question. Divine beings arenât necessarily omniscient, so you might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
Divine Rank The divine beings of the multiverse are often categorized according to their relative cosmic power. Some gods who are worshiped on multiple worlds have a different rank on each world
immensely powerful beings, and in theory, they could ascend to godhood if they amass enough worshipers. Quasi-deities fall into the following subcategories: Demigods are divine beings with mortal origin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Commune 5th-level divination (ritual) Casting Time: 1 minute Range: Self Components: V, S, M (incense and a vial of holy or unholy water) Duration: 1 minute You contact your deity or a divine proxy
and ask up to three questions that can be answered with a yes or no. You must ask your questions before the spell ends. You receive a correct answer for each question. Divine beings arenât necessarily
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Playerâs Handbook
Commune Level 5 Divination (Cleric) Casting Time: 1 minute or Ritual
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (incense)
Duration: 1 minute
You contact a deity or a divine proxy and ask up to three
questions that can be answered with yes or no. You must ask your questions before the spell ends. You receive a correct answer for each question. Divine beings arenât necessarily omniscient, so you might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Commune 5th-level divination (ritual) Casting Time: 1 minute Range: Self Components: V, S, M (incense and a vial of holy or unholy water) Duration: 1 minute You contact your deity or a divine proxy
and ask up to three questions that can be answered with a yes or no. You must ask your questions before the spell ends. You receive a correct answer for each question. Divine beings arenât necessarily
Kobold
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
they were demigods â mighty beings of divine descent. This isnât a casual sort of worship or lip service; kobolds are awed in the presence of a dragon, as if an actual avatar of a deity
sent Kurtulmak to retrieve it. Garl lured his pursuer into a maze-like cavern, then collapsed the exits behind him, trapping Kurtulmak for all eternity. Kurtulmak is a hateful deity, one who despises
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
dragons. Kobolds willingly serve chromatic dragons and worship them as if they were demigods â mighty beings of divine descent. This isnât a casual sort of worship or lip service; kobolds are awed in the
presence of a dragon, as if an actual avatar of a deity were in their presence. Kobolds fall all over themselves to obey orders from a dragon, even if they are dangerous orders. Although kobolds usually
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
philosophies arenât worshiped; they arenât beings that can hear and respond to prayers or accept sacrifices. Devotion to a philosophy or a force isnât necessarily exclusive of service to a deity. A
Other Religious Systems In your campaign, you can create pantheons of gods who are closely linked in a single religion, monotheistic religions (worship of a single deity), dualistic systems (centered
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
a member of the Student-Mages of Faith. He enjoys helping his fellow students celebrate their high holidays and discussing theology and spirituality. For him, the natural world and all living beings
form a vast consciousness across all planes of existence, transcending the power and reach of any one deity.
Extracurriculars: Intramural Silkball Club, Student-Mages of Faith
Job: None
Bond
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
Bhaal The Lord of Murder The folk of FaerĂ»n donât normally pray to or acknowledge Bhaal. He is seen as a deeply evil and destructive deity who hungers for death â meaning the death of any sentient
beings through unlawful means. Some people pray to Bhaal when they want to commit murder. A person might have good reason to resort to murder, such as when one is unable to redress some injustice
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
volcanoes. 5 Remake life on a mass scale, altering other creaturesâ bodies or spiritual beings. 6 Summon their deity or its herald, weapon, or realm into their world.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortuneâs Wheel
the guardinals are headed to. 4 A priest with the same deity or patron as a character sees the character, yells the deity or patronâs name, and tries to high-five the character. Gate to Arborea The
locate it. The only beings who always know the gateâs location are the ephemeral rulers of Sylvania: the Seven Spiritors. Usually the spiritors are busy overseeing festivities in town, but as luck would have it, one of them has need of the characters.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
exterminate the enemies of their deity. Stealth, poison, and disguise help you eliminate your foes with deadly efficiency. Bonus Proficiencies When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you gain
advantage on any Charisma (Deception) check you make to avoid detection. Death Strike Starting at 17th level, you become a master of instant death. When you attack and hit a creature that is surprised, it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
. The philosophy of the Blood of Vol teaches that divinity lies within all mortal beings and reveres the undead who have secured that immortality. Various cults are devoted to the demons and horrors
stone in the shape of a fang The Mockery, god of violence and treachery NE War Five blood-spattered tools The Shadow, god of evil magic CE Knowledge Obsidian tower The Traveler, deity of chaos and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
are destroyers too, and their appearance portends doom as often as it signals hope. Shards of the Divine. Angels are formed from the astral essence of benevolent gods and are thus divine beings of
them to fulfill divine commands. An angel follows a single driving purpose, as decreed by its deity. However, an angel is incapable of following commands that stray from the path of law and good. An
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Doppelganger Shape-Shifting Infiltrator Habitat: Underdark, Urban; Treasure: Individual Doppelgangers are supernatural beings with the ability to shape-shift into any humanlike form. Their mind
to inspire a doppelgangerâs plot.
Doppelganger Deceptions 1d6 The Doppelganger Schemes To...
1 Cause chaos within the temple of a deity that cursed it to live without a true form
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
moral qualms. She pursued medicine solely to satiate her burning intellectual curiosity, never to aid her patients. She perceived magic as stealing the powers of otherworldly beings and cheating the
as Mordenheim sought to glimpse the secrets hidden in the instant of death. One moonless night, Elise fell into a sleep from which she wouldnât wake. Bringing Elise to her lab, Dr. Mordenheim worked
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
primary deities discussed below, the yuan-ti worship over a dozen other âserpent godsâ â lesser beings such as animal spirits, ascended heroes, divine servants of more powerful gods, and demon lords
worshipers of Dendar are led by nightmare speakers, malison warlocks that honor their deity through acts of terror and receive magical power in return. Rather than killing enemies, these followers of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tashaâs Cauldron of Everything
deity. Religious Order Contact d6 Contact 1 Shadow Tongue. A mysterious speaker for your order advises your next steps but fears being discovered by a powerful rival faith. 2 Inspired Creator. A
Religious Order Quests The services you provide your religious order vary depending on the deity you serve and your partyâs aptitudes. Regardless, religious orders are opposed by antagonistic faiths
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Hierophant Medusa Sometimes deeply devout people, usually either Humanoids or medusas, dedicate themselves to a cause and are transformed by a deity or magic into hierophant medusasâbeings with
Euryaleâs story and unwavering conviction. These medusas are divinely empowered champions, drawing their power from a cosmic truth, the will of a deity, or the primal forces of nature. They gather and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortuneâs Wheel
The Platinum Rooms Hidden through Fortuneâs Wheelâs high-roller rooms lies a demiplanar hub that links to the multiverseâs highest-stakes games of chance. Here, powerful beings and entities forbidden
. These beings are focused on their entertainment. They have no interest in the characters or the charactersâ plans, and they wonât use violence unless attacked. Use the Platinum Rooms Visitors table to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
excavate the temple ruins, hoping to find evidence of their benevolent deity. The work is continuing under the rule of the evil serpentfolk, but itâs slow going. Several grippli have been forced to
the lid of the sarcophagus glows brightly for an instant. Then the sarcophagus comes open partway, and the bound prisoners howl in agony. Even after the evil yuan-ti notice the characters, their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
Jergal The Final Scribe, the Pitiless One, the Bleak Seneschal Legend has it that Jergal is an ancient deity. The story goes that in the time of Netheril he was worshiped as the god of death, murder
tomb isnât marked with the personâs name. Few people favor Jergal as a deity, and most who do are concerned with the dispensation of the dead in some way. Priests of Jergal serve communities as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
religion of the dwarves is at the root of the societal roles that dwarves follow. Where most other creatures view their deities as ultrapowerful beings who stand forever apart from their worshipers
Morndinsamman) Deity Alignment Province Suggested Domains Common Symbol
Abbathor NE Greed Trickery Jeweled dagger, point down
Berronar Truesilver LG Hearth, home, truth Life
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Halfling Gods and Myths Halflings see their gods more as extended family members than as divine beings. They donât worship them in the same way as elves and dwarves revere their gods, because the
halfling gods are viewed as folk heroes â mortal beings who ascended to divinity, rather than divine entities who descend from their realms to influence the world. Because of this outlook, halflings
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
rarely speaks, but he crackles and roars with terrible laughter as anything combustible within his grasp bursts into flame and feeds his hate. Mortal beings are mere objects of contempt to Imix, and he
. Anything combustible stokes his hunger, but he takes special delight in feeding on the handiwork and possessions of intelligent beings, such as crops, buildings, or goods. Imix doesnât even spare his own
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
and taking new chances as similar to Lathanderâs emphasis on new beginnings. Long Death Monks Followers of the Way of the Long Death worship the principle of death more so than any deity of death
canât obtain easily themselves. But such studies are only part of the monksâ daily life: They seek to understand death as it pertains especially to intelligent living beings, and to this end they eagerly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortuneâs Wheel
Tyrantâs Spiral The realm of the beholder deity Gzemnid lies beneath the Outlands. Most entrances into these mysterious, gas-filled caverns are found near chaotically aligned gate-townsâlike Bedlam
into his realm. Fungal Observers Gzemnidâs Realm is covered with fungal growths bristling with eyestalks and harmless maws. The beholder deity Gzemnid sees through these fungi and threatens intruders by